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• Pizza 9 hosts fundraiser for survivors of family killed by own relative

  11-07-2017 23:53
  
  Damian Herrera, 21, is accused of the crime; police say he went on a shooting spree, killing his own mother, stepfather and brother.
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About "Stranger Things" Season 2

  11-07-2017 23:50
  
  From the cast to the fate of Barb, here's everything you need to know about Netflix's "Stranger Things 2," due in October.
  
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• 5 healthy sunscreens you can find at the drugstore

  11-07-2017 23:50
  
  According to the Environmental Working Group, these 5 sunscreens deliver the most bang for your buck.
  
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• Police seek help finding family of shooting victim

  11-07-2017 23:33
  
  Anyone with information about Fuentes’ death or his family is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 843-STOP.
  
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• 7 U.S. troops killed in Mississippi crash were based at Camp Lejeune

  11-07-2017 23:19
  
  It is the deadliest Marine crash, in the U.S. or abroad, since 2005.
  
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• Malware that can spy on phone calls targets Android devices

  11-07-2017 23:15
  
  Malware that can spy on phone calls may impact up to 500 million people running older versions of Android mobile operating systems.
  
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• Albuquerque Police ask for help solving murder

  11-07-2017 23:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is asking for the public’s help solving a murder.
  Barney Fuentes, 30, was found shot to death near Menaul and Carlisle on July 2.
  Police are still looking for his family and for suspects. They’re asking anyone with information to contact them.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• California beach issues 5-day ban after great white shark attack

  11-07-2017 23:08
  
  A great white shark attacked a kayaker who was paddling beyond the kelp bed offshore on the westside of Santa Cruz Tuesday.
  
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• Couple heartbroken after wedding photos stolen

  11-07-2017 22:41
  
  Couple's wedding photos stolen from photographer's car.
  
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• One firehouse cat is giving firefighters a lot of love

  11-07-2017 22:21
  
  Flame the Arson Cat gives some loving company to his firehouse, but is also making a name for himself on social media.
  
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• Some police officers carry Narcan for K-9s

  11-07-2017 22:20
  
  Delray Beach Police are keeping their K-9 officers safe from opioid overdoses.
  
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• This avocado sock will allegedly perfectly ripen your fruit

  11-07-2017 22:13
  
  Is a $12 sock the key to perfect guac?
  
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• Wi-Fi is coming to more airplanes

  11-07-2017 21:59
  
  By 2022, about 14,419 planes will have Wi-Fi connectivity, according to projections from Juniper Research.
  
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• Question raised over photo's year in new Amelia Earhart documentary

  11-07-2017 21:52
  
  The photo at the heart of a theory that posits the famed aviator survived a crash-landing may not have been taken when a new documentary says it was.
  
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• Woman punched in face during carjacking gets her car back

  11-07-2017 21:49
  
  The stolen vehicle was found at the 66 Pit Stop gas station Tuesday morning
  
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• Troupe of monkeys vex Florida park, go viral on social media

  11-07-2017 21:48
  
  Officials have closed two walking areas at Silver Springs State Park because of unwanted monkey interactions with park guests.
  
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• Disney is having trouble casting Aladdin for their live-action remake

  11-07-2017 21:47
  
  Disney's lack of an Aladdin is making it equally difficult to cast the rest of the characters, too.
  
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• GOP Senate leader says he’ll unveil new health bill Thursday

  11-07-2017 21:28 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will unveil their revised health care bill Thursday and begin voting on it next week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday. He said he would delay the chamber’s August recess for two weeks as the GOP tries breaking logjams that have slowed work on that and other issues.
  McConnell, R-Ky., described his plans to reporters as the prospects for the divided party’s drive to repeal much of President Barack Obama’s heal
  
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• McConnell: Revised health bill coming Thursday, recess delayed

  11-07-2017 21:27
  
  As pressure mounts on the GOP's health care bill, the Senate majority leader announced he's canceling the first two weeks of the August recess.
  
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• FBI says blast at Air Force recruiting center not being called act of terrorism

  11-07-2017 21:20
  
  No one was injured in the Oklahoma incident as authorities begin a "two-pronged" investigation.
  
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• Western wildfires feed on grass brought on by winter rain

  11-07-2017 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires driving people from their homes in California and throughout the U.S. West have had help from an unlikely source: the rain.
  Major winter downpours that pulled the state out of years of drought also brought a layer of grass that early-summer fires are greedily feeding on.
  “What the heavy rains have done is created a grass crop that we haven’t seen in forever,” said Santa Barbara County fire Capt. Dave Zaniboni, whose department was battlin
  
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• Peru prosecutors seek jail for president in corruption case

  11-07-2017 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  LIMA, Peru (AP) — Prosecutors in Peru on Tuesday requested the arrest of former President Ollanta Humala and his wife on money laundering and conspiracy charges tied to a corruption scandal involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
  Prosecutor German Juarez told The Associated Press that he asked a judge to jail Humala and former first lady Nadine Heredia for 18 months. He said the request is based on testimony provided in Brazil by the former head of Odebrecht,
  
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• Public meeting to be held for Los Padillas water supply

  11-07-2017 20:55
  
  Residents in parts of the historic Los Padillas neighborhood in Albuquerque's south valley will soon be able to hook up to the city's water supply.
  
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• Kermit the Frog is about to get a new voice

  11-07-2017 20:45
  
  Kermit the Frog is about to have a new voice.
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. releases email chain on meeting with Russian attorney

  11-07-2017 20:38
  
  Donald Trump Jr. has released a chain of emails on Twitter between an entertainment publicist and himself setting up a meeting with a Russian attorney who claimed to have information that would 'incriminate' Hillary Clinton and her dealings with Russia
  
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• Up to 1.6 million at risk in workplace food vendor data breach

  11-07-2017 20:36
  
  Avanti, which supplies micro markets often found in office break rooms, fell victim to malware that may have affected up to 1.6 million people.
  
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• McConnell delays start of Senate's next recess

  11-07-2017 20:34
  
  As pressure mounts on the GOP's health care bill, the Senate majority leader announced he's canceling the first two weeks of the August recess.
  
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• NYC mayor at officer's funeral: 'We must help our police'

  11-07-2017 20:22
  
  New York's mayor is calling on residents to do their part to protect police as he eulogizes an officer ambushed and killed in a parked police vehicle
  
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• Notah Begay III donates $20,000 to three local non-profits

  11-07-2017 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Native New Mexican and professional golfer Notah Begay III awarded three local non-profits with a big donation.
  More than $200,000 — a record amount — was raised during the New Mexico Grand Slam Golf Tournament last month.
  The tournament is thrown every year to raise funds for the NB3 Foundation that was founded by Begay.
  Each year, three other nonprofits are selected to share the proceeds and this year’s recipients were the All Faiths Chil
  
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• Migaloo the white whale makes his annual migration past Australia

  11-07-2017 20:16
  
  No one tell Captain Ahab, but Australia's most famous albino humpback whale was spotted.
  
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• Survey: 4 in 10 US adults have experienced online harassment

  11-07-2017 20:09
  
  A Pew survey finds that 41 percent of US adults have experienced some form of online harassment
  
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• Air Force wife accused of murdering husband wants case thrown out

  11-07-2017 20:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman accused of murdering her Air Force husband is in court again trying to get her case dismissed.
  Amy Herrera is accused of shooting her husband Marc Herrera during a party at their Albuquerque home in 2012.
  Herrera claims Marc put the gun in his own mouth and forced her to pull the trigger.
  This case has been delayed time and time again because of motions and requests to throw out evidence by the defense. This evidence includes statements Amy made tell
  
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• Air Force wife accused of murdering husband in court again to have case dismissed

  11-07-2017 20:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman accused of murdering her Air Force husband is in court again trying to get her case dismissed.
  Amy Herrera is accused of shooting her husband Marc Herrera during a party at their Albuquerque home in 2012.
  Herrera claims Marc put the gun in his own mouth and forced her to pull the trigger.
  This case has been delayed time and time again because of motions and requests to throw out evidence by the defense. This evidence includes statements Amy made tell
  
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• Arctic Air gallery opens at Albuquerque Balloon Museum

  11-07-2017 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new special exhibit is now up at the Albuquerque Balloon Museum.
  The gallery of Arctic Air opened Tuesday commemorating the first balloon flight to the North Pole in 1897. The S.A. Andree Flight took off exactly 120 years ago on Tuesday.
  Three Swedish balloonists made it the North Pole but were forced to trek 30 miles back to civilization after landing.
  On their way back, the three went missing and 30 years after the expedition their bodies were found
  
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• Video of Shia LaBeouf's arrest shows him on tirade against police officers

  11-07-2017 20:02
  
  Newly released police body camera video shows Shia LaBeouf shouting profanities at officers while being arrested on July 8.
  
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• New Mexico AG urges feds to protect national monuments

  11-07-2017 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas says any effort to rescind the designation of the state’s two newest national monuments would be short-sighted and reckless.
  Balderas on Monday sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, outlining his support for Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
  The two are among 27 monuments where
  
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• West Virginian forms election committee to draft Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson for president

  11-07-2017 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  WHEELING, WV (WCMH) — There’s now an official campaign committee to get the actor and former WWE star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson elected as president in 2020.
  Wheeling resident Kenton Tilford, 26, formally created the campaign committee called “Run The Rock 2020,” according to Federal Election Committee records.
  “I’ve been discussing (this committee) with friends for some time, but I ultimately decided to create the committee because
  
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• 14-year-old girl dies after smartphone falls into bathtub

  11-07-2017 19:45
  
  A 14-year-old girl from Texas died on Sunday after being electrocuted in a bathtub by her cellphone
  
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• Lab makes changes in wake of botched nuclear shipments

  11-07-2017 19:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos National Laboratory is making changes in the wake of last month’s improper shipment of radioactive material to two other research facilities in the U.S.
  The lab says several people were disciplined for their roles in the mix-up. That included firings and other personnel actions, but officials declined to provide more details.
  The lab also has transferred responsibility for certain nuclear shipments to another division and has created
  
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• Police investigate burglarized vendors at Fourth of July pancake event

  11-07-2017 19:36 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Police are investigating after multiple vendors were burglarized during a charity event last week.
  Police say at least six vendors who were set up in tents fell victim to burglaries before the annual Fourth of July Pancakes on the Plaza breakfast.
  They say thieves made off with tens of thousands of dollars worth of handmade jewelry, wood carvings, pottery bowls and other items.
  No arrests have been made at this time.
  Filed under: Crime, Home, New Mexic
  
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• Lobo Cancer Challenge

  11-07-2017 19:20
  
  The Lobo Cancer Challenge is a Bike Ride Fundraising event to ensure that the people of New Mexico have access to outstanding cancer care and benefit from the latest cancer research right here, in their home state, at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  
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• Takata adds 2.7M vehicles to air bag inflator recall

  11-07-2017 19:12
  
  Takata is adding 2.7 million vehicles from Ford, Nissan and Mazda to the long list of those recalled to replace potentially dangerous air bag inflators
  
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• Local advocates provide update on Iraqi refugee facing deportation

  11-07-2017 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Local advocates and attorneys will give an update Tuesday on the case revolving an Iraqi refugee who is fighting to stay in the country.
  In June Albuquerque resident and Iraqi refugee Kadhim Al-Bumohammed, 64, and his daughter spoke at a rally outside the local immigration office asking for ICE to not deport him. Following the rally, his deportation hearing was delayed.
  Kadhim has now been ordered to appear at the local ICE office on Thursday.
  Thursday&
  
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• Iraqi refugee living in Albuquerque ordered to report for deportation

  11-07-2017 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Iraqi man living in Albuquerque for decades has been ordered to report for deportation.
  Kadhim Al-Bumohammed, 64, came to the U.S. in 1991. He was granted refugee status, but problems arose after he missed an immigration hearing.
  He’s challenged the deportation but his attorneys say ICE officials want him to report this Thursday. His family is devastated.
  “I told him not to go, I don’t want him to go, and he’s so like, honest and a good
  
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• Iraqi man in Albuquerque scheduled for removal Thursday morning

  11-07-2017 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man living in Albuquerque fighting his deportation to Iraq is scheduled to report for removal Thursday morning.
  But, there is a last minute push to keep him here.
  A rally is planned outside the Albuquerque Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office.
  Kadhim Al-Bumohammed, an Albuquerque resident who has lived in the U.S. for 25 years is scheduled to report for his deportation.
  His daughter this week emotionally expressed her concerns and fears about her father&r
  
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• Iraqi man in Albuquerque scheduled for removal takes sanctuary at local church

  11-07-2017 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The attorney for an Iraqi man facing deportation says his client is taking sanctuary at an Albuquerque church.
  Kadhim Al-Bumohammed, an Albuquerque resident who has lived in the U.S. for 25 years was ordered to report for deportation Thursday.
  Hundreds gathered outside to rally, but Al-Bumohammed decided to not appear.
  His attorney announced he is seeking sanctuary. “His choices are motivated in part because he has lost faith in the inability of our governm
  
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• Iraqi man in Albuquerque facing deportation takes sanctuary at local church

  11-07-2017 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The attorney for an Iraqi man facing deportation says his client is taking sanctuary at an Albuquerque church.
  Kadhim Al-Bumohammed, an Albuquerque resident who has lived in the U.S. for 25 years was ordered to report for deportation Thursday.
  Hundreds gathered outside to rally, but Al-Bumohammed decided to not appear.
  His attorney announced he is seeking sanctuary.
  “His choices are motivated in part because he has lost faith in the inability of our governm
  
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• UK to launch inquiry into tainted blood product that killed 2,400 patients

  11-07-2017 19:06
  
  Some 2,400 people died as a result of the tainted blood treatment
  
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• How long is it safe to leave your dog home alone?

  11-07-2017 18:59
  
  Dog owners, you're going to want to read this.
  
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• Primewell tires recalled; sidewall can crack and lose air

  11-07-2017 18:56
  
  The recall covers more than 394,000 tires, though no property damage or injuries have been reported yet.
  
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